Campaign Issues
What issue is the most important to the American people in the 2016 election?
How accurate was your prediction?
What was the most surprising thing about this list?
What trend in terms of what issues are important to Americans do you see in the chart?
What do you think explains that trend?
What is a consequence of that?
How do you think this list will affect the final month of this year's presidential campaign?
Do you think most people really care about issues and topics when they decide how to vote in a presidential election? How do you think Democrats and Republicans differ on the importance of campaign issues. Put a D next to the 3 issues in the list that you think would be most important to Democrats. Put an R next to the top 3 Republican issues.
Over 100 million people are expected to tune in to the first 2016 presidential debate. Do you think that the order of this list will be reflected in the debate topics?
Climate change is the least important issue named in this list. Yet, most scientists and experts would agree that climate change is one of the greatest threats humans have ever faced. Why do you think climate change is so low on the list?
Is this information good news or bad news?
